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Anavex Life Sciences

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in Anavex Life Sciences in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 33

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.9M | Put options by funds: $12M

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $270M → $302M (+$32.3M)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.93%38.06% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181178 (-3)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.66%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
24
Increased
70
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$14.9M
Puts
$12M
Net Calls
+$2.96M
Net Calls Change
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$64.6M +$2.55M +298,139 +4%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$47.1M +$1.75M +204,621 +4%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$27.2M -$2.27M -265,448 -8%
Geode Capital Management
4
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$18.6M +$469K +54,985 +3%
NL
5
NWAM LLC
Washington
$11.6M +$206K +24,128 +2%
Two Sigma Investments
6
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$8.97M +$966K +113,171 +13%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$7.97M +$2.64M +309,605 +56%
Two Sigma Advisers
8
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$7.59M +$2.69M +315,200 +62%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.17M +$362K +42,434 +6%
Charles Schwab
10
Charles Schwab
California
$6.54M +$339K +39,705 +6%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.78M -$2.03M -237,521 -27%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.59M -$1.54M -180,433 -23%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$5.15M +$100K +11,716 +2%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.37M -$1.14M -133,866 -22%
PC
15
Pier Capital
Connecticut
$3.91M -$267K -31,279 -7%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.82M +$1.27M +148,905 +56%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.68M +$1.57M +184,500 +86%
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.97M +$2.75M +321,731 +67,876%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.71M -$1.01M -117,879 -29%
National Bank of Canada
20
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$2.63M +$87.9K +10,293 +4%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.62M +$1.16M +135,584 +91%
Balyasny Asset Management
22
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$2.26M +$634K +74,241 +43%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.13M +$71.4K +8,365 +4%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$2.1M +$1.1M +129,107 +131%
SF
25
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$2.06M +$1.9M +222,978 New

AVXL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

178 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $302M — up 12% from $270M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of AVXL and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 70 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $2.75M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.92M sold.

  • 178 institutional investors held Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) as of Q2 2025, down from 181 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $302M of Anavex Life Sciences stock for Q2 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Anavex Life Sciences positions in Q2 2025 and 25 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Anavex Life Sciences buyer in Q2 2025 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $2.75M added.
  • The largest Anavex Life Sciences seller in Q2 2025 was Millennium Management, an estimated $2.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.